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No. 63,7931. A Patented Apr 16,. 1867 V- r-l @k o Qq QS a Q A l n jg oi@ o L-l o L.:

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCER:

Be it known that I, GERGE W. OVIATT, of Potter Centre, in the county ofYates, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Wagon-Boxes; and- I do hereby declare that thepfollowing is a full,clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of -thesame, reference being hadto the,

annexed drawings, making a. part of this specification, in which- Figurel is a longitudinal section.

Figure 2, an outside view of the end part of the box; and

Figure 3, a View of the fasteniugs for the sides ofi-the box.

The letters of reference refer to the same parts in each figure.

The nature of my invention consists in making a wagon-box or body andfastening it together in such manner that it may be readilytaken apartand put together, and when put together it will keep tight when theboxis used; also prevent the noise or rattling common to ordinarywagon-boxes.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, Iwillproceed to describeits mode of construction and operation. v

A is the bottom of the box it is made in any ordinary manner; it isprovided with a series of eye-bolts, I,- that pass down through it andthe cleats'F, as shown in g. I. B is one of the sides of the box, madein the usual method, and is provided with a series of strap-bolts, H,that are fastened to it, as shown in iig. 1. To put the box togetherplace the side inward a little, then push itforward so that the bolts Hwill enter the eyebolts; then turn it outward to the bolster-stake. Opthe outside are fastened pieces of any-ordinary construction that willfit to the sides of the stake to prevent it moving back or forward whenused, and it is 'provided with cleats at the'ends, as shown in iig. 1.These cleats hold the end Vpiece in position. C is one of the endpieces; it is represented by figure 2; it is provided with a cleat ateach end that is used to prevent its `warp-- ing or splitting, and has achannel cut into it to receive the spring-catch D. I.) is aspring-catch; Vit is made as shown in iig. 2; it is securely fastenedwithin the channel of the end pieces; it must be bent outwardtoward theends and be made so as to spring into the catch E when the end piece isin place; it must be long uough to extend from the cleats of one sidepiece to the other for the purpose of preventing the box spreadingandhave a projection downward, as shown in the figure, to hook behind thecatch E. E and E are catches, securely fastened to the outward cleats,as shown in fig. l; they have a notch `in the edge and about inthemiddle to receive the spring-catch D; there is a chamber made underneaththem for the end of the spring-catch D, soA

that it may spring into the proper place to hold the box tog-ether, andprevent the end piece being raised until the spring is ,pushed inwardtol loose it. F is one of a series of cleats fastened to the under sideof the bottom by the eye-bolts I; two of them should be close to theholsters to prevent the box being moved backward or for- A ward whenused. G and G are the bolsters upon which the box is placed. H is one ofa series of strap-bolts, made as represented in iig. 3; they aresecurely `fastened to the inside of the box, as shown in iig. f1; theiruse is to hold the side pieces B to the bottom. I is one of a series ofeye-bolts; they'are represented in fig. 3; they have a nut at the lowerend to hold them, and when necessary they may be screwed tighter toprevent they box leaking or rattling; they should be drawn down so thatthe sideand bottom will form a tight joint when the side is up.in place.

Having thus fully described myinvention, what l claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-f' 1. I claim securing the sides of awagon-box to the bottom by means 4of the bolts H and I,"substantially asspecifiedA `2. I claim securing the end boardsof a wagon-box `in theirplace by the use of the spring-catch D and catches E and E, as hereinset forth. v

" f GEORGE W. OVIATT.

Witnesses:

EZRA W. PLIMP'roN, BENJAMIN L. "Horiz

